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[ 4069 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 23, 2012
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[ 70 ]           Network Last updated: Apr 26, 2011
[ 94 ]           Security Last updated: Feb 25, 2011
[ 14 ]           Terminal Servers and Thin Clients Last updated: Jul 28, 2009
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[ 244 ]     Windows Vista Last updated: Jan 30, 2012
[ 675 ]     Windows XP Last updated: Jun 09, 2011

Top Rated "Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base" Tips

421) Remove Saved Passwords
Date - Nov 18, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Security
Windows XP offers the ability to save passwords for web sites and network resources. This can be very convenient as opposed to remembering and entering the username and password each time you need access, but it poses a security risk because anyone who has physical access to your computer would also be able to log into those sites using your saved credentials.
422) Remove Windows NT / Windows 2000 Shut Down button from Start Menu
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE and Explorer
423) Start Internet Explorer in Kiosk Mode
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - IE
424) System Scanner for Windows
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
425) Systeminfo for Windows 2000
Date - Mar 07, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Prasad
Section - Admin Tips
How to get "systeminfo" of Windows 2000 system
426) Track Account Lockouts Using the Checked Netlogon.dll
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Logon
427) Use CACLS Windows NT utility to edit or display file permissions
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
428) Troubleshooting Network Connections with Netsh
Date - Dec 21, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Network
Netsh is a very simple to use command-line utility that can make troubleshooting connectivity issues a breeze.
429) Turning on Autologon
Date - Feb 01, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network and Security
A simple way of enabling autologon and when you might want to use it.
430) Turn off speakers ability to beep
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Hardware
431) How to Move a WINS Database to Another Server
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
432) Indexing a Second Hard Drive on Vista
Date - Aug 05, 2008
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Search
Making sure a second hard drive is indexed in Vista requires two settings.
433) Give XP ability to search Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Network
434) Hide printer by disabling browse thread
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Print
435) Disabling the RunAs Command
Date - Mar 22, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Security
To enhance security you can prevent users from using the RunAs command.
436) Disk Quotas
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - File Systems
437) DOS game sound support under NT / W2K / XP
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
438) DOS Windows Titles
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Command Prompt
439) Enable Rename or Delete the Recycle Bin
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Miscellaneous
440) Enable ClearType font rendering
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
441) fpschultze's Batch Scripting Site
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Customization
442) Forcing Active Directory Replication
Date - Jul 27, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
There may be some instances where you need to force replication between active directory replication partners. Here I will show you one method of doing this.
443) Forcing Group Policy to Run at Startup
Date - Jun 12, 2007
Rating - 4.3
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Active Directory
Group policy can be quirky in the way it runs at startup, often taking two or three reboots before it actually applies to a machine. Here we are going to look at the cause of this and how to fix it.
444) Forcing Group Policy Updates Locally
Date - Apr 05, 2006
Rating - 4.3
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Miscellaneous
When testing Group Policy settings, being able to force a policy update can be very convenient. This can be done with the gpupdate command.
445) Find All Locked-Out Accounts
Date - May 12, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
Use Saved Queries to quickly locate all locked out user accounts.
446) Find It Fast With Desktop Search Tools
Date - Mar 10, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Tony Bradley
Section - Miscellaneous
Hard drive space has gotten cheaper and the size of the drives has grown to enormous proportions. That is great for saving data, but makes it increasingly difficult to find what you're looking for when you need it. Enter the desktop search tools to help solve that problem.
447) Fast Searching of Active Directory
Date - Apr 20, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Make life easier for your users by simplifying how they search for resources in Active Directory.
448) File associations and OLE information
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - 4.3
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Registry
449) Cut and Paste Virtual Directories
Date - Sep 06, 2005
Rating - 4.3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Network
It would be nice if one could cut and paste a virtual directory from one IIS website to another.
450) Delete Login Credentials for a Network Share
Date - Sep 29, 2011
Rating - 4.3
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Network
Remove the cached username and password for a network share(s).

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